Meeting Log/Updates

Owned by Min Qian Lu (Deactivated)
Last updated: May 04, 2021
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April 17
1) Take spline from the edge of the panel and extrude it, potentially use foam blocks to raise the middle of the panel up to its desired height and geometry

Aidan and Salman

2) Trying to replicate the original panel geometry by adding more ribs

Mohamed and Min

3) Seeing how much patchwork is necessary if we disregard the geometry and go with a panel that has a rectangular cross-section everywhere

Abdel

 

April 24

Solution 1 @Aidan Lehal @Salman Rasheed

Updates:

  • worry abt making foam blocks tangent with sheet metal, as well as thinness

    • solved placing blocks on the ground, or equivalent surface as opposed to the sheet metal surface.

    • using foam/MDF on the outsides and sheet metal in the middle constant cross-section parts.

Next Steps:

  • explore the following ideas and get a prelim design CAD ready for May 1

    • foam/mdf sections on the edges, sheet metal in the middle

    • using inside surface of the roof as "a-side" to reduce the amount of additional material needed to get the desired geometry and reflect the proper curve

Solution 2 @Mohamed Goha @Min Qian Lu (Deactivated)

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  • isolated problem areas

  • getting deviations in order to figure out how many ribs we need

Next Steps:

  • define the number of ribs needed

  • create mockup

  • upload to grabcad and catch @Mohamed Goha up

Solution 3 @Abdelrahman Hassouneh (Unlicensed)

Updates:

  • found that the problem area is not terrible in surface area, but does have deviations of 1/4in

Next Steps:

  • measuring how much of the roof panel comes off of the mold using surface extrude and displacement thing

  • ms aero comparison - create mock roof panel using original mold and insert into assembly to see what it looks like, try sldprt first then assem if not possible

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Next Steps:

  • check if changing “a-side” of the panel comes with any negative impacts on aerobody or layup processes

 

May 1 - CAD prelim mockup deadline!

Solution 1 @Aidan Lehal @Salman Rasheed

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Solution 2 @Mohamed Goha @Min Qian Lu (Deactivated)

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Solution 3 @Abdelrahman Hassouneh (Unlicensed)

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May 4

Separate Blocks @Aidan Lehal @Salman Rasheed @Abdelrahman Hassouneh (Unlicensed)

Next Steps:

  • define the size of the blocks needed, and material

  • potential tooling foam sponsor for the blocks

Ribs @Mohamed Goha @Min Qian Lu (Deactivated)

Next Steps:

  • define ribs needed

    • will call to discuss this

  • acrylic/other buffer material on mold surface?

  • mdf ribs? need to find bonding solution

Keeping Roof Panel Geometry @Min Qian Lu (Deactivated)

Next Steps:

  • aero sims

  • bridge changes?

  • changing solar

  • ping asher again

 

May 8 - Solution Decision!

Solution 1 @Aidan Lehal @Salman Rasheed

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Solution 2 @Mohamed Goha @Min Qian Lu (Deactivated)

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Solution 3 @Abdelrahman Hassouneh (Unlicensed)

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